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Remember that feeling when it was announced that Frank Ragnow was unretiring? Suddenly, it felt like the Lions could peak at the right time, sneak into the playoffs, and be one of the most dangerous teams to face in the tournament. Were some of those hopes exaggerated due to recent hysteria? Probably. But it was […]
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Last week was terrible for the Detroit Lions’ postseason chances. Not only was their loss to the Green Bay Packers a devasating blow to their divisional chances, but every team they are likely to battle for a Wild Card spot pulled out a Week 13 victory. That list includes the Packers, Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, […]
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We’re in the thick of it now, December football. The next five games for the Detroit Lions will be huge as their playoff hopes took a hit after losing to the Green Bay Packers on Thanksgiving. Winning out would be massive for them, but their schedule isn’t favorable. The team also hasn’t won back-to-back games […]
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The Detroit Lions continue to churn the bottom of their roster in the wake of mounting injuries. On Monday, they made a handful of transactions. Most notably, they were awarded tight end Hayden Rucci from waivers after the Miami Dolphins waived him on Saturday. He takes the roster spot left vacant after the Lions placed […]
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Week 13 comes to a close with a “Monday Night Football” matchup featuring the New York Giants (2-10) and New England Patriots (10-2). While the Detroit Lions don’t have either of these teams on their remaining 2025 schedule, they did just play the Giants, so how they perform against the 10-win Patriots could provide some […]
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The rough sophomore season for Terrion Arnold continues. According to the NFL transaction wire for Monday, the Detroit Lions have placed Arnold on injured reserve after suffering a shoulder injury, per the team’s injury report. Earlier in the year, Arnold missed two games with a shoulder injury that was initially believed to be season-threatening. It’s […]
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The Detroit Lions (7-5) and Dallas Cowboys (6-5-1) have declared their initial Week 14 injury reports as they prepare to square off in an NFC showdown. With this game being played on a Thursday, the Lions’ practice schedule is altered this week. Their initial report comes out on Monday, while the injury declarations will be […]
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The Detroit Lions have started the injury evaluation clock on veteran tight end Shane Zylstra, who returned to practice on Monday. Zylstra suffered an ankle injury during the team’s Week 2 game against the Chicago Bears and has been on injured reserve since. For most of the year, the Lions were able to get by […]
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Voting for the 2026 Pro Bowl is underway. As of Thanksgiving morning, fans are allowed to vote for their favorite players over at probowl.com/vote, with no limit to how many times one can vote in a day. The first wave of voting is in, as offered by NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, and 11 Detroit Lions […]
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While a few days ago Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell said there were only a few plays against the Green Bay Packers in which they should have generated pressure and didn’t, defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard was singing a much different tune during his Monday morning press conference. “I don’t think we’ve affected the quarterback to […]
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Our Movember charity stream has been running all month to support the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center. As of this publication, we have already raised over $13,000 for both cancer research and treatment for cancer survivors. And while it may not technically still be November, our biggest event for the charity drive is still […]
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The Detroit Lions haven’t done themselves any favors when it comes to their playoff chances. They’re just 3-4 in their last seven games, and they’ve dropped critical games to the Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers. In addition to that, though, they’ve gotten a tremendous amount of bad luck when it comes to games out […]
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The Detroit Lions (7-5) and Dallas Cowboys (6-5-1) will square off in a Week 14 NFC showdown at Ford Field. Heading into this game, these two teams look in vastly different spots. Over the last three weeks, the Lions have lost to the Eagles and Packers, while needing overtime to take care of business against […]
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The Detroit Lions have a pivotal stretch of football upcoming, yet they will be without some pivotal players for at least some of it. Even with the good news surrounding Amon-Ra St. Brown’s injury, he figures to miss a week or two recovering from the ankle injury sustained in the loss to the Green Bay […]
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As the Detroit Lions prepare for a big game against the Dallas Cowboys this week, they have made a couple of transactional moves to help supplement the roster. The team announced that they’ve signed tight end Giovanni Ricci and running back Jabari Small to the practice squad. In order to make room, they’ve also released […]
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Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell met with the media on Sunday in preparation for the team’s Thursday game against the Dallas Cowboys. Among many other topics, Campbell provided a bunch of injury updates as they head into another week of Thursday football. Kerby Joseph will do some individual drills Joseph hasn’t played since the team’s […]
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Though Week 13 is already four games deep, there is plenty of football left. The Detroit Lions are mercifully done, leaving us a Sunday to watch football without any stakes—unless you’re desperately trying to make a fantasy football playoff spot. When it comes to the Lions’ own playoff race, there are a few games that […]
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It’s been a miserable week for Detroit Lions playoff odds. Based on the results of the four games already played in Week 14, the Lions’ playoff odds plummeted from 73% to 32%, according to the New York Times simulator. These three outcomes were incredibly harmful to Detroit’s postseason chances: Sunday doesn’t provide much relief for […]
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It’s been a rough week. A week ago, the Detroit Lions required last-minute heroics by Jahmyr Gibbs and company to beat a 2-10 New York Giants team. That uninspiring performance led many to believe that the Lions are nowhere near where they need to be to make a playoff run this year. Those fears were […]
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From the initial eye-test, it certainly seemed like the Detroit Lions didn’t generate enough pressure on Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love on Thanksgiving. Per NFL Pro, Love had an average of 3.09 seconds to throw—the third-most time he’s had all season. Love used that time to dice up the Lions’ defense for completions on […]
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The return of Frank Ragnow has been cancelled. The Detroit Lions announced on Saturday that Ragnow, who had planned on returning from retirement imminently, failed his physical on Friday. The physical revealed a Grade 3 hamstring strain that will prevent him from playing in the 2025 season. At this point, it isn’t fully clear if […]
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“We dug ourselves into a little bit of a hole. That’s the bottom line, we are in a little bit of a hole.” Those were the words of Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell after their 31-24 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Thanksgiving. In the two days since that statement, the Lions are in […]
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The Detroit Lions’ playoff chances were nearly cut in half over the course of past two days. The Lions’ Thanksgiving loss to the Green Bay Packers—in addition to the Cowboys and Bears winning—has shifted the course of Detroit’s playoff chase, and now they are big underdogs to make the postseason after entering the week with […]
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Maybe you’ve had enough football for this Thanksgiving weekend. Maybe you’re a football junkie like me. Either way, we’re here for you on this Black Friday. This year features a huge matchup for NFC playoff implications, and it obviously matters a lot to a 7-5 Detroit Lions team that is in some desperate need of […]
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The Detroit Lions (7-5) dropped another close game in Week 13, falling to the Packers (8-4-1) for the second time this season. The Lions were dealing with a multitude of injuries, while also returning players from injury lists and signing/elevating several practice squad players to fill the voids. Let’s take a look at how the […]
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